 In April 1917, the "National Moldavian Party" was created, headed by Vasile Stroescu, having among its members Paul Gore (a renowned conservative), Vladimir Herţa, Pan Halippa (a renowned socialist), Onisifor Ghibu, Daniel Ciugureanu, Ion Pelivan.The party, which demanded autonomy, had a newspaper called "Cuvânt moldovenesc", to which some refugees from Bukovina and Transylvania also contributed.The cornerstone of the Moldavian National Party program was to obtain political, administrative, church, school, and economic autonomy for Bessarabia.